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Developers, your manager is likely clueless
Software is new to the planet, and given that it took 100 years to build competent management techniques for manufacturing, it is no wonder that…
Sep 29, 2021 • 
Emma Watterson
Ignoring curation of software development teams is bad management practice
Most managers of software engineers don't have the skills to understand when team curation is missing, this results in teams that have members that are…
Sep 29, 2021 • 
Emma Watterson

August 2021

Traditional companies are losing because they mismanage software engineers
Legacy companies are spending ever increasing budget on developers, but lack of key software management skills means they are wasting shareholder value
Aug 28, 2021 • 
Emma Watterson
Bad engineering managers think leadership is about power, good managers think leadership is about competently serving their team
The services of a good leader is an important gap that development teams desperately need filled. However, very few managers know how to properly serve…
Aug 22, 2021 • 
Emma Watterson
Welcome to Leadership as a Service (LaaS)
Welcome to Emma's LaaS Newsletter by me, Emma Watterson.
Aug 22, 2021 • 
Emma Watterson
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